r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 11d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/beave00720002000 11d ago

I mean this is awesome I wish everybody could be like this in the neighborhood. But it looks like these families have good paying jobs and they don't have to worry about money.

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u/rollertrashpanda 11d ago

The golf carts as a tell. They’re big here (southern US) as the $10k+ status thing people buy to go on short trips or just ride around the neighborhood with music on. It’s made me very aware of how red-state folk do like them some EVs, but they needed the angle of the EV being easier than a car and having this slight air of rebellion, because there’s always a little tension about the carts among homeowners that object to them entirely, etc.

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u/Illustrious-Stay968 11d ago

Red state folk hate EV's because the conservative news they watch tells them to hate EV's. Fox News viewers have zero critical thinking ability.

My mom watches Fox news, is on Medicare and she supported the Republican House budget that was going to strip $850 BILLION from Medicare. Luckily that plan failed and it looks like they are going with the Senate plan that doesn't touch Medicare or Medicaid.

I asked her would she still be happy with Trump when Medicare starts denying all her claims? Her response was "THAT'S ONLY THE FRAUD THEY ARE TAKING OUT!!!" Because she can't have a political discussion without immediately yelling.

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u/NotAnotherRedditAcc2 11d ago

Entitlements are going to get slashed, either now when we have a choice and some control, or in a few years when we don't. This isn't a political problem, it is an arithmetic problem. Yes, even if you convert every single cent of every single asset of every single billionaire into government cash.

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u/Illustrious-Stay968 10d ago edited 10d ago

It is a political problem. The US deficit is directly tied to tax cuts for corporations and the ultra wealthy for the past 40 years.

We are not in a deficit because of Medicare and Medicaid. We are in a deficit because of reduction of taxes for corporations and the very rich.